Adults Occupational Therapist - Monmouthshire

Occupational Therapist – Adults Services
📍 Location: Monmouthshire (based at Chepstow Community Hospital)
💷 Pay Rate: £32–£36 per hour
🕒 Working Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
🚗 Working Pattern: Community-based with travel to service users’ homes
📅 Contract Type: Temporary
About the Role:
An excellent opportunity has become available for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Adults Community Team in Monmouthshire.
This role focuses on delivering high-quality, person-centred Occupational Therapy interventions to help individuals maintain independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and access the right care, equipment, and home adaptations.
Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver Occupational Therapy interventions within service users’ homes and community settings
• Complete comprehensive assessments and develop tailored intervention plans for individuals with long-term or complex needs
• Support admission avoidance through timely and effective therapeutic input
• Recommend and arrange assistive equipment and home adaptations, including Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs)
• Conduct housing assessments and contribute to manual handling and reablement plans
• Participate in a weekly duty rota, responding to queries and urgent referrals
• Act as a Trusted Assessor to set up and review care packages
• Manage a varied caseload efficiently, demonstrating excellent organisational and clinical reasoning skills

Key Relationships:
You will work closely with:

• Community-based service users and their families/carers
• Multidisciplinary teams within Chepstow Community Hospital
• Social care teams, housing departments, and external agencies
• Duty team colleagues and wider Occupational Therapy services
• Care providers and equipment suppliers

Requirements:

• Qualified Occupational Therapist
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Experience working within community or hospital-based adult services
• Strong assessment and communication skills
• Flexible, motivated, and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential

Why work through Pertemps?
By applying through Pertemps, you’ll benefit from:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles nationwide and available whenever you need support
• A simple online registration process
• Attractive referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance fully managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• …and much more!

📞 To discuss this role in more detail, please contact Freya Joseph on 07471 306880 or email Freya.joseph@pprsocialcare.co.uk.